He investigated the possibility of Jesus truely being the Christ. He did not believe at first. Did the research to get his wife out of a cult. He's now a Christian. Have you heard of him or his book, "The case for Christ?" By Lee Strobel.
Here he is on You tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AT_bMuFBfs
2007-05-30 15:43:53 · 25 answers · asked by Jeanmarie 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That's such a coincidence...I actually finished reading the book yesterday. I think Strobel is a talented Christian apologist, and the book makes a strong and well presented case for the existence of God. If you're interested in some great theological writers, particulary Christian apologists, read C.S Lewis, G.K Chesterton and J.P Moreland, in addition to Lee Strobel.
2007-05-30 15:57:06 · answer #1 · answered by LeilaK 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I thought the name sounded familiar - he was part of Willow Creek Community Church in suburban Chicago. Knowing what I do about WCCC (having grown up in suburban Chicago and attended some services at WCCC), I have reservations about his research. It's interesting that you say that he "did the research to get his wife out of a cult" - his wife attended a service at WCCC and ended up converting. Lee later joined WCCC himself, and became a teaching pastor there. So basically he joined the "cult".
Don't get me wrong - if he and his wife found Christ through going to WCCC, good for them. I just don't think that gives him any sort of credibility with regards to suddenly "knowing" things like Jesus being the Christ or anything like that.
If there's one thing WCCC knows, it's mass marketing. I don't doubt that he found that very helpful in his career path.
2007-05-30 15:56:11 · answer #2 · answered by Nandina (Bunny Slipper Goddess) 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I read it years ago when I was waffling in agnosticism and found it utterly unconvincing and poorly written. From my more in depth studies I know now that he used all the same tired apologies that people like CS Lewis have used (unconvincingly) in the past. Bottom line, people who believe in the Jesus myth have a need to believe in something.
I didn't look at the link so I don't know if there was something specific you were getting at other then "have you heard of this guy"
2007-05-30 15:51:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
There are a lot of self-proclaimed "former atheists". Kirk Cameron said he is a former atheist. Easy cover story isn't it? That's just a soft sell to show how "unbiased" and "open-minded" the author is. It's like the formerly Christian dentist in Seinfeld who converted to Judaism so he could have total joke immunity.
2007-05-30 15:52:54 · answer #4 · answered by Peter D 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
"Torrent of evidence" is still zero evidence that he cannot see. Just because Jesus (who probably never existed) had a POSITIVE message does not give any evidence towards Christianity. This guy is now part of a delusion, albeit a comforting delusion. Also, atheism takes ZERO faith. It is simply a negative claim to logically live by until the opposite, positive claim - theism - has evidence of which it currently has NONE.
2007-05-30 15:50:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Lee Strobel was a court reporter for his papers crime column. His investigations were basically reading the docket to see who was charged or convicted for which crimes.
I think he wrote a very poor book.
He makes a lot of false claims in it.
Please read some of the criticisms of it before betting your life on it.
You might not like atheists generally, but they are normally exceptionally honest.
http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/jeff_lowder/strobel.html
"In light of Strobel's frequent reminders that he used to be a hard-nosed, skeptical journalist, I skimmed the table of contents and index to see which critics of Christianity he interviewed. In so doing, I discovered a glaring deficiency in Strobel's journalism: Strobel did not interview any critics of Christian apologetics, even though he attacks such individuals in his book.[2] For example, Strobel devotes an entire chapter to his interview of Greg Boyd (an outspoken faultfinder of the Jesus Seminar), yet Strobel never interviewed a single member of the Jesus Seminar itself! Likewise, he repeatedly criticizes Michael Martin, author of Case Against Christianity, but he never bothered to get Martin's responses to those attacks.[3] This hardly constitutes balanced reporting on Strobel's part; indeed, on this basis, one is tempted to dismiss the entire book".....
http://www.theologyweb.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30603
http://sol.sci.uop.edu/~jfalward/Strobels_Case_for_Christ.htm
now one by an evangelical pastor.
http://humanists.net/jesuspuzzle/ctvadvert.htm
2007-05-30 16:11:27 · answer #6 · answered by U-98 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It disturbs and offends me that he associated morals with religion. He may know what atheism is, but he doesn’t seem to have a good understanding of WHO an atheist is. It makes me think he was never really been one, but I suppose I could be wrong.
I’m an Atheist and I’m proud of it and that silly little video isn’t going to change that. I’ve met Atheists and Agnostics who aren’t proud, and honestly, I feel sorry for them.
2007-05-30 15:50:44 · answer #7 · answered by A 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I've heard of him.....he had an awesome TV show at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday nights about 2-3 years ago...."Faith Under Fire".
2007-05-30 15:51:26 · answer #8 · answered by The Carmelite 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I read his book - not the sharpest tack in the box.
I think I could have made a better case and I'm an atheist.
2007-05-30 15:55:33 · answer #9 · answered by skeptic 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
He has a whole series of books, and has turned it into his own cottage industry.
That may have something to do with him finding the baby Jesus.
Just saying.....
2007-05-30 15:46:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋